University of Madras - Syllabus of Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geophysics - Semester VI - Practical III - Geo - Statistics, Gravity and Magnetic Methods
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN GEOPHYSICS
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)
SYLLABUS
Semester VI - Practical III - Geo - Statistics, Gravity and Magnetic Methods
Duration: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4
(90 hrs)
Geo - Statistics
Problems based on compilation of geological data - Computation of mean, mode and median of given data, computation of measures of deviations, computation of correlation coefficient, rank correlation, regression equation using least square principle, problems based on probability and testing of hypothesis.
Gravity and Magnetic Methods
Computation related to theoretical response over simple geometries for gravity and magnetic field, separation of regional and residual of gravity data, problems based on calibration of gravimeters and magnetometers, interpretation of profile gravity and magnetic data over sphere, presentation of data in profiles, contour maps.